. . . But first, here are a couple of pictures of Ettore Schmitz (A.K.A. Italo Svevo) an Italian businessman/author and friend James Joyces' in Trieste, who he used somewhat as a model for his character Leopold Bloom. That's how I always picture Bloom to look.


. . . And here's a mesostic of the 4th episode (Calypso) of Ulysses w/ an index spine from a phrase in the 15th episode (Circe).
. . . And all of this Ulyssesmeshness is in celebration of my having just read it again completely (not an hour ago).
| li | Ked |
| g | Iblet |
| stuffe | D |
| mutto | N |
| gav | E |
| faintl | Y |
| m | Oved |
| break | Fast |
| But | |
| gent | Le |
| m | Orning |
| c | Oals |
| Mr | |
| Prr. | |
| sc | Ratch |
| he | Ad. |
| curiousl | Y, |
| Form. | |
| t | O |
| he | R |
| b | Utton |
| fla | Shing |
| mil | K |
| sa | Id.-- |
| un | Derstand |
| tha | N |
| w | E |
| mockingl | Y. |
| Of | |
| Filled | |
| warm | Bubbled |
| mi | Lk |
| On | |
| sl | Owly |
| ti | Mes |
| cli | P |
| afte | R. |
| l | Ap. |
| kidne | Y |
| Fried | |
| p | Ork |
| sauce | R |
| tong | Ues |
| So | |
| crea | Ky |
| sta | Ircase |
| pause | D |
| somethi | Ng |
| br | Ead |
| softl | Y |
| g | Oing |
| break | Fast? a |
| Brass | |
| jing | Led. |
| th | Ose |
| fr | Om |
| i' | M |
| Proud | |
| b | Rains |
| m | Ake |
| propert | Y |
| o | Ffice |
| sec | Ondhand |
| pictu | Res. |
| m | Utely: |
| pla | Sto's |
| quic | Kly |
| Inside | |
| hea | Dband. |
| safe.o | N |
| th | E |
| da | Y |
| cl | Othes |
| Feel | |
| Black | |
| ref | Lects |
| g | O |
| Of | |
| war | Mth. |
| Prefers | |
| yeste | Rday's |
| lo | Aves |
| You | |
| Feel | |
| y | Oung. |
| ea | Rly |
| s | Un, |
| Steal | |
| Keep | |
| It | |
| Day | |
| tech | Nically. |
| com | E |
| cit | Y |
| Old | |
| Faces | |
| By. | |
| cross | Legged |
| sm | Oking |
| c | Oiled |
| Might | |
| Pillars: | |
| sc | Roll |
| A | |
| sk | Y. |
| From | |
| d | Oorway. |
| he | R |
| lang | Uage. |
| Strings | |
| li | Ke |
| It | |
| rea | D: |
| i | N |
| th | E |
| larr | Y |
| O'rourke's. | |
| Flabby | |
| Bar | |
| m'au | Ley's |
| d | Own |
| p | Osition. |
| tra | Mline |
| u | P |
| ove | R |
| c | Anvassing |
| m | Y |
| o | Ff |
| t | O |
| sc | Rewed |
| Up. | |
| what' | S |
| o'rour | Ke? |
| russ | Ians, |
| they' | D |
| o | Nly |
| b | E |
| sa | Y |
| w | Ord: |
| Funeral | |
| a | Bout |
| fresh | Ly |
| thr | Ough |
| d | Oorway:-- |
| Mr | |
| u | P |
| Redheaded | |
| And | |
| the | Y |
| Findlaters | |
| Or | |
| gene | Ral |
| p | Uzzle |
| cro | Ss |
| Kelomen | |
| Inishboffin. | |
| halte | D |
| stari | Ng |
| th | E |
| b | Y. |
| uns | Olved: |
| Fade. | |
| Breathed | |
| tranqui | Lly |
| Of | |
| c | Ooked |
| ite | Ms |
| sli | P |
| he | R |
| h | And? |
| denn | Y's |
| wi | Fe |
| Oldish. | |
| pai | R |
| sa | Usages |
| Snipped | |
| li | Ke |
| he | Ifer.he |
| mo | Del |
| ki | Nnereth |
| th | E |
| Young | |
| th | Ose |
| Fall | |
| Breeders | |
| Litter, | |
| On | |
| One, | |
| pri | Me |
| three | Pence |
| fo | R |
| c | Atch |
| slowl | Y, |
| First | |
| m | Orning. |
| hu | Rry |
| Up, | |
| Shines. | |
| wea | K |
| w | Ithin |
| Duty | |
| i | N |
| Eccles | |
| la | Y, |
| int | O |
| Fire | |
| Better | |
| wa | Lked |
| d | Orset |
| c | Ompany. |
| i | Mmense |
| Pay | |
| ma | Rks |
| And | |
| the | Y |
| o | F |
| y | Ou |
| cheape | R: |
| yo | U |
| Sending |
. . . And all of this Ulyssesmeshness is in celebration of my having just read it again completely (not an hour ago).

2 comments:
OK, this was fun. I'm suddenly self-conscious of my inability to finish Ulysses, though.
Oh, don't be, Ulysses is a real bitch to get through if you have any semblance of a life (I've been thru it beginning to end about 3 times??? I HAVE NO LIFE!).
This last time I made it thru w/ the book on CD, it was fun but also kind of lacking compared to my other experiences w/ the book. I enjoyed the role of the narrator in the book this time more than ever but I was also more aware of how absolutely nothing happens.
That mesostic though, is my favorite mesostic cut-up type thing I've ever done, you get so much more out of it being completely familiar w/ the text that you are manipulating.
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